Dr. Nic Rivers on Pipelines and GHGs

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Video of &#039;Talking Sustainable Energy&#039; with Dr. Nic Rivers on Pipelines and GHGs

The approval of new oil pipelines to bring Western Canadian oil to global markets has attracted worldwide controversy. At the center of the controversy is whether new pipelines lead to greater global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This talk will present the results of a new study that examines how oil pipeline infrastructure affects global GHG emissions.

Join us on November 5, 12:00pm EST to hear Dr. Nic Rivers of the University of Ottawa discuss this important issue. To register for this webinar, please visit our Eventbrite page.

Nic Rivers is an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and at the Institute of the Environment at the University of Ottawa. He currently holds the Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Climate and Energy Policy. He conducts research on environmental policy, using quantitative tools, and teaches courses in environmental and natural resource policy, quantitative methods, and climate change